A Mask occurs as fictional comic book character created by Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley and Mike Badger (as a Mask around Dark Horse Presents #10, (1987)) and John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke (as a Mask within Mayhem #1, (1989)), appearing in comedian published by Dark Horse Comics. These are just about the magic mask that gives anyone who wears it physical invulnerability & a total of reality-defying powers (e.g., a ability to make utile objects away from thinly air), however likewise lower berth the wearer's inhibitions & amplifies a darker area of the wearer's personality.

A series begins by using a mask existence witnessed inside an antiques shop by Stanley Ipkiss, a neurotic loser who everyone will require benefit of. Trying the mask in, he is transformed into a wacky existence using an abnormally big bald green-skinned head. Fallowing looking for his fresh abilities awhile, he goes in a violent disorder, ingesting deadly retaliatiin on everyone against whom he holds the grievance, from either the drive mechanic world health organization universally overcharges him to his old number 1-grade teacher. Finally fallowing several dangerous undertaking of retribution, Stanley becomes corrupt by using power & verbally abusive toward his girlfriend Kathy. Kathy sooner or later kicks him out & strains to keep a mask since Stanley experienced bought it for her as a gift. Stanley so breaks into her flat & steals the mask when a police force investigate a household violence call for. Terror ensues when Stanley under a possession of the mask about kills the two wholly. Later on he heads page & will require off a mask single to become shot in a back by Kathy world health organization has put 2 & two together and estimated out the identity of "Big Head". A mask so lessens into a mitts of Stanley's girlfriend Kathy.

The storyline about Kathy's experiences by using the mask was planned, however never saw a weak of day; a series continues by owning Kathy rendering a mask to a police officer, Lt. Kellaway, for safe-guardianship. Disregarding her warnings, Kellaway seeks a mask in, & sets bent on clean and jerk higher a city. Despite his effective intentions, his methods be more & more off-the-wall, and before long Large-Head is the target of the law human-hunt. (a world at heavy, non caring just about the mask, assumes it's universally a equivalent large-snotty green-skinned freak; cypher realises that he can have a secret identity.) When he about kills a friend & colleague world health organization had around his way, Kellaway realises how else badly items use no more wrong, & swears never to put on the mask over again.

In the next plot line, a mask lessens into the mitts of a microscopic-nickel-and-dime mobster, who (when Heavy-Head) becomes a city's pre-leading crime boss.

When an additional plot line, where quaternity adolescent locate the mask & require turns trying it in, Arcudi & Mahnke left a title, handing it terminated to a succession of guest writers & creative person.

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